Ski Into Love (Hush, the king is hibernating) [Requested]

Part 15

Chapter 15: Parallel Giant Slalom

The snowfield manager seemed to enjoy this sudden little event.

With this happening, today's snow circle trending topic would undoubtedly be their snowfield.

They moved quickly, clearing a 550-meter-long empty snow track at the starting point of the advanced C track for the two big shots and setting up eighteen gates.

"Gates" are crucial props for parallel giant slaloms. The poles are made of flexible telescopic rods, with red and blue flags planted in the snow, exposing the flag part. Competitors need to skillfully use turning and speed control techniques to navigate around the gates and reach the finish line.

In official parallel giant slalom competitions, the final result is composed of two rounds, but it's not as simple as adding the times of the two runs.

In the first round, both competitors start simultaneously, and their time difference at the finish line is recorded.

In the second round, the competitors switch tracks, and the one who was behind in the first round starts with a delay equal to the time difference (with a maximum delay of 1.5 seconds).

The first to cross the finish line wins.

Thus, Shan Chong and Dai Duo would compete in two rounds.

In the first round, Shan Chong would take the blue gate track, and Dai Duo the red gate track, switching in the second round.

The final result would be determined after both rounds.

This pure-speed competition is quite different from park and freestyle snowboarding.

Speed competitions test basic sliding techniques, and among the three branches of snowboarding, only carving is closely related to this.

Therefore, those who enjoy this event are usually carving specialists, which falls under Lao Yan's expertise.

"Is Chong's board up to the task?"

Lao Yan stretched his neck, looking quite worried.

"I have a racing board down the mountain. Should I go get it for him?"

Different snowboarding styles require different board and boot stiffness.

From freestyle to park to carving, the required equipment stiffness increases accordingly.

Carving requires high stiffness in both the snowboard and boots.

Professional speed snowboarders have specialized racing boards and boots, with boots sometimes as stiff as alpine ski boots.

"No need," Backstab squatted nearby, puffing smoke.

Though he said it wasn't necessary, his furrowed brow could kill a fly.

"Dai Duo is also using his park board."

Mentioning Dai Duo made Lao Yan uneasy.

"Is this guy a bit crazy?" he asked.

"Coming from Changbai Mountain to pick a fight. What does it matter to him where Chong skis, teaches, or who he teaches?"

"I don't know," Backstab didn't want to discuss it.

"Maybe he just can't stand Chong not returning to Changbai Mountain."

Lao Yan met Shan Chong later, not among the first batch of disciples, but he played closely with Backstab and others, so he knew a bit.

Shan Chong first encountered snowboarding at Changbai Mountain, and it became an obsession.

For many years and many snow seasons, he never left that place.